Police arrested 141 people in North Dakota on Thursday, moving in with pepper spray and armored tanks on Native American water protectors and other activists … Armed police arrest 141 protesters over Dakota Access PipelineRead more
Environment
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
World’s Largest Gorilla Declared Close to Extinction
Illegal hunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has wiped out 70 percent of Eastern gorillas in the past two decades and pushed the world’s … World’s Largest Gorilla Declared Close to ExtinctionRead more
Posted inProtest / Transportation
UK Protesters Make ‘Human Runway’ to Oppose Airport Upgrade
Pressure group “Plane Stupid” rolled out a mock runway in Westminster on Tuesday, with protesters dressed as aircraft marshals dancing and chanting against a planned … UK Protesters Make ‘Human Runway’ to Oppose Airport UpgradeRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Palm Oil / ToMl
Tree kangaroos ‘on brink of extinction’ due to palm oil deforestation
http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_large/public/thumbnails/image/2016/09/01/17/tree-kangaroo.jpg Tree kangaroos at San Diego Zoo Getty Indonesia’s native tree kangaroo is on the brink of extinction due to the planet’s addiction to palm … Tree kangaroos ‘on brink of extinction’ due to palm oil deforestationRead more
Posted inNative / Oil / ToMl / USA Empire
Preserve, protect and defend the water
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Deliberately Destroying Sacred Sioux Burial Sites the standoff at Standing Rock, which we have just returned from. On September 3rd, the … Preserve, protect and defend the waterRead more
Posted inBank / Fossil fuel / Protest / ToMl
How to Contact the 17 Banks Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline
The Dakota Access pipeline is funded directly by 17 banks, many of which—Citibank, Wells Fargo—are ones you’ve probably heard of or do business with. Researchers … How to Contact the 17 Banks Funding the Dakota Access PipelineRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Too Hot to Host Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics may have just ended, but might we be seeing the end of the Summer Olympics for good? A new article in … Too Hot to Host Summer OlympicsRead more
Posted inCoal / News / Protest
Activists in Dhaka Protest Against India-Bangladesh Power Plant
Hundreds of Bangladeshi activists set off on a 200 km march from Dhaka to the Sundarbans on Thursday to protest against the $1.5 billion power … Activists in Dhaka Protest Against India-Bangladesh Power PlantRead more